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Police in suburban Pittsburgh say a man who came in for questioning in the shooting death of an officer has been charged with killing him and another man. Read More

Two Navy SEALs accused in the mistreatment of an Iraqi suspect in the 2004 slayings of four U.S. contractors were arraigned in military court Monday, and one SEAL said he was gratified by support from the public and some members of Congress. Read More

A condemned killer scheduled to become the first person in the U.S. put to death with a single drug _ in an execution that could take longer than previous procedures _ arrived Monday at the Ohio death house. Read More

The nation's highest-ranking military officer Monday told soldiers, including many bound for Afghanistan, that he expects casualties to rise next year as additional U.S. troops pour into the war. Read More

A Connecticut prosecutor does not plan to charge the owner of a chimpanzee that mauled and blinded a woman in February. Read More

Police are investigating a fight between a former Mississippi congressman and a youth-league soccer coach after a weekend game. Read More

A Chicago man accused of planning an armed attack on a Danish newspaper was charged Monday with conducting surveillance on potential targets in the Indian city of Mumbai before terrorist attacks in 2008 that killed 166 people. Read More

BURBANK, Calif. _ Even the most ardent fans of porn star Julie Meadows are unlikely, it seems safe to say, to have ever seen her like this. Read More

South Carolina lawmakers debating whether to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford are focusing on a trip to South America during which he says his relationship with an Argentine woman turned physical. Read More

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A convicted sex offender who escaped from a Texas prison has been caught in Houston after a week on the run. Read More

Retired firefighter Ed Johann was a teenage apprentice seaman on Dec. 7, 1941, when he spotted Japanese planes coming in over Pearl Harbor. Read More

A city councilwoman who sought to become Atlanta's first white mayor in a generation is expected to formally request a recount soon of last week's mayoral runoff. Read More

South Carolina lawmakers are nearing a decision on whether to move forward with a measure to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford over a secret trip to Argentina and his travel. Read More

It dawned with the warmest winter on record in the United States. And when the sun sets this New Year's Eve, the decade of the 2000s will end as the warmest ever on global temperature charts. Read More

Active weather was expected to develop nationwide on Monday. Read More

A Kansas lawmaker says he's sorry if he offended anyone by criticizing President Barack Obama while wearing a cap that calls opossum "the other dark meat." Read More

A veteran Los Angeles police detective is due in court to hear whether there is enough evidence against her in connection with the decades-old murder of her ex-boyfriend's wife. Read More

A competency hearing for the man accused of kidnapping Elizabeth Smart is entering its second week with the testimony of a psychiatrist who's expected to discuss the suspect's religious writings. Read More